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My Favorite Water Lily in a Bottle.....
Somehow, I find it a shame that the Monotheme fragrances are so little noticed and reviewed here.
Is it because they are found rather randomly in Germany?
I confess, without TKMaxx, I wouldn't know them either - it's a pity about the little treasures.
My first encounter with this fragrance label goes back a while; I stumbled upon "Aqua Marina" by chance.
I reviewed it here back then.
I treat it like a raw egg, using it only on special occasions - until I finally find a reliable source for repurchasing.
Maybe I should ask a well-known lady from Italy if she can help.....
In summer 2023, TKMaxx had a range of fragrances from this house again. A rose scent, a cherry blossom scent, a vanilla scent - all uninteresting to me. But then there were "Monoi" and "Nymphea".
Monoi, described in wonderful words on this platform, with associations to the South Seas, unfortunately smells to me of - hair salon and cheap hair gel. Maybe the scent is just overlaid / gone off. Or my nose simply doesn't like Tahitian gardenia scents and the collected white flowers. Somehow they are overpowering. However, I don't want to verify that or buy a new bottle.
My current secret star is Nymphea.
Let the word glide slowly over your tongue. It has something - somehow sexy.
Weren't the nymphs the ones who always went through the world with great pleasure?
I pondered for a long time where I had heard this word before. Think, ponder, consider. head slap!
Of course, Nymphea Lotus. The tiger lotus. A water lily.
I had one back in the snow year in my aquarium. An unattractive bulb at the bottom, a long stem, but attractive spotted leaves on the surface - with a lot of luck and good fertilization, that thing would have bloomed. Even the Egyptians knew it......
However, I never thought that this rather inconspicuous flower could smell so beautiful.
What do you get here for little money?
A very pure, floral-fresh scent that just barely scratches the classification of "Aquatic". Light, airy, floral, minimally green, but too intense to be considered watery.
Some might call it a shower gel scent. For me personally, that's not a downgrade, as I've had shower gels that I would have loved to see transformed into EdT / EdP.
Nymphea is a beautiful, sunny spring/summer day, e.g. in a garden by a lovingly designed pond - your own or one in a botanical garden, with many other green and blooming bushes and trees around. It is warm, but not too warm. Perhaps there's still a hint of a rain shower in the air.
Unfortunately, the longevity is rather modest. Nymphea doesn't really survive a summer sweat attack. You have to reapply quite often.
However, it rarely happens that I stock up on a fragrance so thoroughly - but this one is a candidate.
I will scrape together my money and buy the remaining lotus brews at the sale price. There should still be some left.
I love!
PS. If anyone finds typos: Keep them!
Is it because they are found rather randomly in Germany?
I confess, without TKMaxx, I wouldn't know them either - it's a pity about the little treasures.
My first encounter with this fragrance label goes back a while; I stumbled upon "Aqua Marina" by chance.
I reviewed it here back then.
I treat it like a raw egg, using it only on special occasions - until I finally find a reliable source for repurchasing.
Maybe I should ask a well-known lady from Italy if she can help.....
In summer 2023, TKMaxx had a range of fragrances from this house again. A rose scent, a cherry blossom scent, a vanilla scent - all uninteresting to me. But then there were "Monoi" and "Nymphea".
Monoi, described in wonderful words on this platform, with associations to the South Seas, unfortunately smells to me of - hair salon and cheap hair gel. Maybe the scent is just overlaid / gone off. Or my nose simply doesn't like Tahitian gardenia scents and the collected white flowers. Somehow they are overpowering. However, I don't want to verify that or buy a new bottle.
My current secret star is Nymphea.
Let the word glide slowly over your tongue. It has something - somehow sexy.
Weren't the nymphs the ones who always went through the world with great pleasure?
I pondered for a long time where I had heard this word before. Think, ponder, consider. head slap!
Of course, Nymphea Lotus. The tiger lotus. A water lily.
I had one back in the snow year in my aquarium. An unattractive bulb at the bottom, a long stem, but attractive spotted leaves on the surface - with a lot of luck and good fertilization, that thing would have bloomed. Even the Egyptians knew it......
However, I never thought that this rather inconspicuous flower could smell so beautiful.
What do you get here for little money?
A very pure, floral-fresh scent that just barely scratches the classification of "Aquatic". Light, airy, floral, minimally green, but too intense to be considered watery.
Some might call it a shower gel scent. For me personally, that's not a downgrade, as I've had shower gels that I would have loved to see transformed into EdT / EdP.
Nymphea is a beautiful, sunny spring/summer day, e.g. in a garden by a lovingly designed pond - your own or one in a botanical garden, with many other green and blooming bushes and trees around. It is warm, but not too warm. Perhaps there's still a hint of a rain shower in the air.
Unfortunately, the longevity is rather modest. Nymphea doesn't really survive a summer sweat attack. You have to reapply quite often.
However, it rarely happens that I stock up on a fragrance so thoroughly - but this one is a candidate.
I will scrape together my money and buy the remaining lotus brews at the sale price. There should still be some left.
I love!
PS. If anyone finds typos: Keep them!
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Nale 2 years ago
I also think it's very well done. It's really pleasant to wear.
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